A Hubbardston man who police said was the only person over 21 years old at an underage drinking party in a local sand pit last weekend is being held in lieu of $1,000 bail after being arraigned in Western Worcester District Court on 19 charges Monday.

Keith N. Cole, 25, of 8 Lowell Road, Hubbardston, was arrested by Hubbardston police early Sunday, just after midnight. Police had been looking for him after he allegedly fled from a party at a sand pit off Route 67.

Barre Police Chief Erik Demetropoulos heard the revelers from Route 67 as he was returning to town on Saturday, and officers arrived to find about 20 people gathered around a campfire drinking, according to a report from Barre Officer William Recos.

Officer Recos walked into the pit and noticed several people getting into their cars and leaving. According to his report, he saw a sedan pulling away and approached it, turning on his flashlight and announcing his presence. The driver “slammed the accelerator” as Officer Recos knocked on the window, shouting, “Police, stop.”

Officer Recos hung on to the mirror and was dragged about 200 feet as he tried to smash the window with the flashlight, fearing he would be run over, he wrote. The vehicle slowed and he freed himself, he said. He drew his gun, though he did not shoot for fear of hitting someone else inside the car, the report says.

The car left.

Police blocked the entrance to the sand pit and gave preliminary breath tests to all of those who were beginning to leave. Those who showed any signs of drinking were told to call their parents for a ride. All of those involved will be summoned to court on a variety of charges, police wrote in their report.

When he was pulled over in Hubbardston, Mr. Cole failed field sobriety tests and had a blood alcohol level of .08, court documents say.

Officer Joseph Brown learned Mr. Cole's license was suspended and he was wanted on warrants from two courts.

He was arrested and charged with assault and battery on a police officer, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, providing liquor to a person under 21 years old, leaving the scene of a personal injury accident, drunk driving, resisting arrest, littering and several motor vehicle charges.